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Title: Mills Bursting Cherry Slot Post by: tkaz on February 08, 2015, 06:55:30 pm Well I had to sweat it out a night after talking to the owner on the phone since she couldn't meet up yesterday, but I was able to pick up the Mills Bursting Cherry slot machine today. I saw it listed on CL about 2 hours after and I figured I had no chance at the price it was at, but I ended up being the first caller. She told me she had calls all night and talked to each of them, people offering large amounts more than I paid, but she was good to her word. Really satisfying to meet people like that these days.
I got it home and it didn't have a coin jam like was advertised, but there was a big broken spring in the back. After some tinkering and familiarizing myself with how it worked, I was able to figure out where the spring went and voila, works like a charm! Everything is in original condition, one minor paint touch up but that's it. Really cool to see it in action. Title: Re: Mills Bursting Cherry Slot Post by: HowDueYouDue on February 08, 2015, 07:10:04 pm Awesome find. Looks good in blue
Title: Re: Mills Bursting Cherry Slot Post by: Slider-Bob on February 08, 2015, 07:10:57 pm Nice job Tom!
Title: Re: Mills Bursting Cherry Slot Post by: collecture on February 08, 2015, 07:23:40 pm Looks like you're missing the coin box - unless it is not pictured?
I have a Mills Black Beauty, which looks very similar inside. Bet the coin box is pretty standard! My kids and their friends have a lot of fun with it. Title: Re: Mills Bursting Cherry Slot Post by: tkaz on February 08, 2015, 07:33:16 pm Looks like you're missing the coin box - unless it is not pictured? Is that what goes in the rectangular slot at the bottom right? That would explain all the coins at the bottom of the machine when I got it. I'm sure I can have that fab'd up pretty easily Title: Re: Mills Bursting Cherry Slot Post by: Slapshot42 on February 08, 2015, 07:50:44 pm Maybe a Vendo Coin Changer coin box will work?
Title: Re: Mills Bursting Cherry Slot Post by: tkaz on February 08, 2015, 11:52:54 pm Turns out they sell repro's, so I ordered one, not a part you see so I'm not concerned with it being new. Thanks for the heads up Tom, I was already thinking of getting in and trying to adjust so the coins would stop falling through, saved me some time since they are supposed to!
Title: Re: Mills Bursting Cherry Slot Post by: mznb1u on February 17, 2015, 02:56:20 pm I have the dime version of the same machine. Amazing how heavy they are! Still looking for a stand for mine so right now it sits on the corner of my desk.
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